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NUworkspace offers users a virtual Windows desktop service that provides access to a suite of many software applications to faculty, students, and staff, including access to software packages that may not be readily available on their desktop/laptop computers.
Northwestern has agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google, and Microsoft Azure, to provide discounted cloud hosting options for Northwestern faculty and staff.
NUFinancials is the centerpiece of the University’s financial management systems. It supports the accounting and budgeting functions that feed the University’s general ledger, and works with related reporting, facilities management, purchasing, sponsored research, financial forecasting, and annual budgeting systems.
Northwestern IT provides server management from the operating system layer up to the application stack depending on customer needs. Alongside available database management services, this allows administrators to leave server management in the hands of the platform services team to focus on the management of their applications.
NetID services take information from the HR or student system and create unified Northwestern credentials (NetIDs) that are then connected with information about each individual. NetIDs are then used as the primary way for people to interact with IT services. Other types of NetIDs can be created as well for specific people, organizations, or IT system purposes.
CAESAR is Northwestern’s system of record for student data. Students, faculty, advisers, parents, guardians, and staff use CAESAR to manage classes and grades, pay bills, view financial aid, process admissions, and maintain demographic data.
WFS Timekeeping is the University's official time entry system of record.
Northwestern IT provides incremental and full server backup and restore services to any group with a tenancy in the NUCloud environment.
OneDrive offers secure, cloud-based storage that lets you seamlessly collaborate and access files from anywhere in the world, at any time.
The Graduate Student Progress (GSP) allows programs to track graduate student progress and view many elements of graduate student activity in one place.
NUPlans is a budget-planning and forecasting tool that connects with NUFinancials.
Data scientists, statisticians, and visualization specialists are available to collaborate on research projects requiring data and computational skills or support.
Research Computing and Data Services collaborates with campus partners to offer members of the Northwestern research community opportunities to develop data science, statistics, visualization, and programming skills.
Consultations are available for a broad range of data science, AI, and statistical methods - from machine learning and large language models to data analysis and reproducibility.
Copilot is Microsoft’s AI-powered productivity service that uses large language models (LLMs) to help you create content, analyze information, summarize documents, and complete tasks more efficiently.
The Graduate Student Tracking System (GSTS) allows programs to track graduate student progress and view many elements of graduate student activity in one place.
ConnectNU is Northwestern’s online undergraduate advising platform that coordinates scheduling, messaging, and other advising interactions to coordinate student support.
The Northwestern Loan Application system provides loan application services to students and parents.
The eCATS system provides loan disbursement services to loan officers reviewing and reconciling students and co-signers' requests with financial aid eligibility.
GitHub provides hosting for git repositories and other services and tools for software development teams.
End User Computing is a contracted service that provides computer support, both desk-side and remote, to individuals and departments across the University. This service helps customers meet business needs through the reliable implementation of computing environments, while providing an exceptional customer service experience through integrity, accountability and respect.
Northwestern’s IT Service Management platforms include Northwestern’s primary ticketing and ITSM system. Teams can use this platform to manage service request and incident intake, triage, and management; plan and and approve changes to IT systems and infrastructure; and receive and respond to customer feedback.
Power BI is a cloud-based suite of business analytics tools that enables anyone to connect to, visualize, and analyze data with greater speed, efficiency, and understanding.
In partnership with Smartsheet, Inc., Northwestern provides a cloud-based project management tool and business workflow tool.